In re the Marriage of Cornish
Richard Albert Cornish III, Petitioner-Appellee
Shpresa Thaqi-Cornish, Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
William N. Toomey
Attorney for Appellee
Alan R. Bohanan
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Kevin McKeever, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., Doyle, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Doyle, J. (6 pages)
Shpresa Thaqi-Cornish appeals the child-custody provisions of the decree dissolving her marriage to Richard Cornish and the district court’s award of trial attorney fees. OPINION HOLDS: Although the parties have difficulties with their cooperation and communication, they are able to work together for the child’s benefit. Because the evidence shows the child is doing well under a joint-physical-care arrangement and granting one parent physical care would be contrary to the child’s best interests, we affirm the joint-physical-care arrangement. We find the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding Shpresa only $1000 of her trial attorney fees, and we decline to award either party appellate attorney fees.
